surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
single word; a few words; brief comment
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
greater than ...; bigger ...
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
don't worry; no worries; never mind
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give